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Presidential Distinguished Professor of PhysicsDavid Nygren was one of two recipients of the inaugural American Physical Society Division of Particles and Fields Instrumentation Award for his widespread and lifelong contributions to the field of particle physics.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics honored Professor Frank Lewis, head of UTA's Advanced Controls and Sensors Group, with the society's 2016 Intelligent Systems Award in recognition of his work to advance the capabilities of autonomous aircraft systems.

Ignacio Ruiz-Pérez, associate professor of Spanish, was named the 2015 winner of the prestigious León Felipe International Poetry Prize for his work, Libro de la ceniza (Book of Ashes).

The monthly journal The Analytical Scientist ranked Professors Daniel W. Armstrong and Purnendu "Sandy" Dasgupta among the Top 100 most influential people in the world of analytical science.

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation honored physics Professor Zdzislaw Musielak with its Humboldt Research Award for his exploration of extra-solar planetary systems, the origins of dark matter and dark energy, black holes, and formulation of fundamental theories of physics.

Ashis Biswas, a doctoral student in computer science and engineering, was awarded Best Paper honors at the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering.